2.1 -- brain parts/regions Flashcards
occipital lobe
vision
amygdala
happiness, emotions
wernicke’s area
language comprehension
broca’s area
speech production
motor cortex
movement
hippocampus
memory
temporal lobe
hearing
parietal lobe
perception, making sense of the world, arithmetic, spelling
medulla oblongata
heart rate, breathing, blood pressure
hypothalamus
sleeping, waking, thirst, hunger
cerebellum
movement & balance
frontal lobe
personality, behavior, decision making
central nervous system (CNS)
brain & spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
the sensory & motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
occipital lobe
vision
temporal lobe
hearing
parietal lobe
senses, perception
frontal lobe
personality, behavior, decision making
cerebellum
movement & balance
brain stem
responsible for automatic survival functions
gyri
elevated ridges
sulci (sulcus)
shallow grooves
sulci & gyri
convolutions on human cerebrum surface